Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-02-25

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 25
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
854 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 729▲ 461 vs year ago 393 · +117.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 47▲ 35 vs year ago 69 · +50.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 34▼ 6 vs year ago 45 · −13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 400lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.32/cwt on 368 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −41.68 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$183.32
368 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$963
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$47.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.38
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524187.08980325
Medium and Large 2-3539155.2983741
Medium 1-2310152.504731thin
Large 1-2590140.008261thin
One grade step is worth $47.08/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale368 hd
183.32
—
KY average24 barns · 5,828 hd
172.93
+10.38
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−41.68
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,571110.631,7387thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24992.441,15446
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58186.551,3686thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low91468.8062932
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150120.001,3801thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,195137.001,6371thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,2722thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,189$1,0364thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$9783thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$8753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)973$7152thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$1,2132thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,005$1,1502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,0751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,015$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)915$1,0751thin

Every lot

114 lots · USDA AMS · Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200262.00/cwt262.00–262.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260200.00/cwt200.00–200.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305221.32/cwt220.00–222.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320240.00/cwt240.00–240.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320193.69/cwt192.50–195.006202
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382211.22/cwt207.00–224.008074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388239.00/cwt230.00–245.009279
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417236.48/cwt229.00–240.009866
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418191.14/cwt185.00–197.507992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432215.28/cwt205.00–222.509307
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471229.45/cwt227.00–233.001,08120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480218.14/cwt212.50–221.001,0476
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3481193.80/cwt185.00–200.009325
Steers—Medium 1-2500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519202.29/cwt194.00–210.001,05015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534220.83/cwt214.00–225.001,17921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3538182.83/cwt175.00–189.0098414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566196.12/cwt192.50–202.001,1108
Steers—Medium 1-2570154.87/cwt150.00–160.008832
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3586178.42/cwt174.00–186.001,0465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621202.52/cwt200.00–205.001,2586
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642185.36/cwt180.00–193.001,1907
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683181.81/cwt180.00–190.001,24213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715169.99/cwt168.00–174.001,2156
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721178.49/cwt178.00–180.001,28724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2782169.76/cwt167.50–175.001,32817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2879151.20/cwt144.00–157.001,3295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4694
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271208.96/cwt192.50–215.005667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275220.00/cwt220.00–220.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310185.00/cwt185.00–185.005741
Heifers—Medium 1-2310152.50/cwt152.50–152.504731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323206.74/cwt202.50–209.006689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373215.40/cwt211.00–220.0080314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381201.18/cwt190.00–209.0076612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383177.35/cwt175.00–185.006794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424202.27/cwt198.00–207.5085816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428189.89/cwt180.00–195.008136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3458173.27/cwt170.00–175.007943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463200.00/cwt200.00–200.009262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477188.06/cwt180.00–192.5089721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514183.18/cwt172.50–185.0094261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519159.20/cwt150.00–160.0082613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537196.09/cwt188.00–196.501,053104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567170.16/cwt160.00–176.0096510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571151.86/cwt150.00–155.008678
Heifers—Large 1-2590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618168.65/cwt168.00–170.001,0426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620162.11/cwt152.50–166.001,00513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626138.82/cwt134.00–147.5086911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675141.00/cwt141.00–141.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681161.40/cwt152.00–168.001,09919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716148.47/cwt141.00–150.001,0636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830135.01/cwt134.00–138.001,1214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273204.12/cwt198.00–215.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2316224.65/cwt222.50–232.507105
Bulls—Large 1-2360175.00/cwt175.00–175.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383225.60/cwt220.00–236.008649
Bulls—Medium 1-2415175.00/cwt175.00–175.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420211.65/cwt201.00–222.008899
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463208.58/cwt200.00–216.009669
Bulls—Large 1-2470172.50/cwt172.50–172.508111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480195.00/cwt195.00–195.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520199.38/cwt195.00–202.501,0374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527183.34/cwt182.50–185.009663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575177.20/cwt170.00–187.501,0197
Bulls—Medium 1-2575162.50/cwt162.50–162.509341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575160.00/cwt160.00–160.009201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624177.26/cwt168.00–182.001,1065
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630152.50/cwt152.50–152.509611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3656154.16/cwt152.50–155.001,0113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666172.61/cwt168.00–178.001,1506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710153.34/cwt150.00–156.001,0893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710135.00/cwt135.00–135.009591
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,195137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,6371
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,150120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05084.00/cwt84.00–84.008821
Bulls——1,640119.92/cwt115.00–130.001,9674
Bulls——1,695105.35/cwt103.00–107.001,7862
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89755.96/cwt50.00–60.005025
Cows—Lean 85-90%90268.29/cwt62.00–73.0061616
Cows—Lean 85-90%93678.51/cwt75.00–86.0073510
Cows—Lean 85-90%96544.00/cwt44.00–44.004251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21272.67/cwt70.00–74.008813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24781.55/cwt77.00–87.001,0178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25296.63/cwt88.00–113.001,21035
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53490.48/cwt87.00–97.001,3884
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67578.70/cwt73.00–84.001,3182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,213.43/head1,175.00–1,250.001,2132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2815760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973715.49/head675.00–750.007152
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2975700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,271.79/head1,100.00–1,425.001,2722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080875.00/head875.00–875.008753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,086.67/head1,075.00–1,100.001,0872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1891,036.27/head850.00–1,175.001,0364
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29151,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.